Senate Bill 239, Senate Bill 680 and Senate Bill 248 passed the Senate this evening and were sent to the House for consideration. Senate Bill 248 would provide that West Virginia will not participate in the Real ID Act of 2005.
In addition, the Constitutional Rule was suspended for 10 bills that were read a second and third time and passed by the Senate. Senate Bill 499 would eliminate the timber severance tax. In addition, Senate Bill 693 would create senior resident lifetime hunting, fishing and trapping licenses.
The Senate also received committee reports during this evening’s session and five bills were reported out and read a first, second and third time due to the Constitutional Rule being suspended. These bills include Senate Bill 373, Senate Bill 390, Senate Bill 456, Senate Bill 735 and Senate Bill 751.
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Confirmations – 1:00 p.m. – 208W
Health and Human Resources – 1:00 p.m. – 451M
Banking and Insurance – 2:00 p.m. – 208W
Education – 2:00 p.m. – 451M
Finance – 3:00 p.m. – 451M
Judiciary – 3:00 p.m. – 208W
Education – 5:00 p.m. – 451M
The Senate will reconvene at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
